Tag: whales
Proposed House Bill Would Weaken Marine Mammal Protection Act, Endangering Whales, Dolphins and More
The Law That Saved the Whales Is Under Attack Proposed amendments to the Marine Mammal Protection Act would cut down protections to whales, dolphins, polar bears and other species By Ryan Green edited by Andrea Gawrylewski Aaron Doughty finishes securing a dead humpback whale that was hauled out of Portland Harbor on to his trailer…
Humpback Whales Are Blowing ‘Bubble Rings’ at Boats. Are They Trying to Communicate?
Humpback Whales Are Blowing ‘Bubble Rings’ at Boats. Are They Trying to Communicate? Researchers bring a SETI approach to the question of what—if anything—humpbacks’ underwater smoke rings might be trying to “say” By Melissa Hobson edited by Sarah Lewin Frasier A humpback whale known as Kараул (Watchtower) produced this bubble ring in Hawaii in 2020.…
Iceland’s Orca Pods Mysteriously Include Baby Pilot Whales
Friend or Food: Why Are Iceland’s Orcas Taking in Pilot Whales? Newborn pilot whales have been spotted mysteriously swimming among pods of orcas. Scientists are trying to puzzle out how the pilot whale calves got there and what happened to them By Marina Wang edited by Andrea Thompson A neonate long-finned pilot whale surfaces in…
‘I closed my eyes to brace for impact’: the man who escaped a whale’s mouth
Adrián Simancas encountered a humpback off Chile’s coast – but scientists say he was never at risk of being swallowed Adrián Simancas had been paddling for two hours in the calm but icy seas of the Strait of Magellan, off the coast of Chilean Patagonia, when something massive emerged from the water and dragged him…
‘The worst way of dying’: scientists urge coordinated effort to stop whales getting tangled
Experts recorded 45 entanglements off Australia’s east coast in 2024 – but believe that’s ‘the tip of the iceberg’ At least 45 whales were entangled by fishing ropes and line on the east coast in 2024, and experts are calling for better management of fishing gear in Australia to prevent marine suffering. Dr Olaf Meynecke,…
‘Humans are all they know’ – Fate of whales uncertain as marine zoo shuts
The fate of two killer whales is uncertain following the closure of a marine zoo on Sunday. Campaigners and the zoo’s managers have been locked in disagreement about what should happen to the orca whales with the French government already blocking one proposal to rehome them. Last month Marineland Antibes, located near Cannes in the…
Some of These Whales May Live Twice as Long as Scientists Thought
Some of These Whales May Live to 150—Double the Age Previously Thought Bowhead whales were known to live up to 200 years, and a new study finds that southern right whales may live up to age 150 if they aren’t being hunted By Greg Breed, Peter Corkeron & The Conversation US Southern right whale (Eubalaena…